Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-04

vote at town meetings, and that villages
and towns should be regarded as separate
election districts for the purpose Of general
elections .#
a Spokane Falls, W. T., telegram
Of the oath, says that it has just been
learned that Thursday afternoon between
3 and O'clock a terrible accident occurred
on the Cascade Division Of the Northern
bound train pushing fat-cars loaded with
laborers was going around O curve leading
to a trestle at a good, rate of speed when
it ran into an engine which was going east.
The first fat-car passed half way through
the tender and crushed up against the pilot
or the Westrbound train, on which were two
men. The unfortunates were crushed to
pulp. Five men were killed outright and
n has since died. The injured number
eighteen.
A dispatch from Mandan says that
there is every reason to believe that Post
master Cannon Of Fort Lincoln committed
suicide. Postal Inspector Stewart says
Cannon's salary. depended on the number
count every day, Cannon struck an
average. While there is reason to believe
that he did this in ignorance of the law,
the inspector told Cannon that he was
liable to be imprisoned for five to ten years
for the offense. It is believed that the
inspectors exaggeration of possible results
preyed on Cannon's mind and unsettled
it. Bondsmen Lyon and Lang of Mandan
have charge Of the office.
A report from Dakota says that it
is pretty early to begin predicting full crops
in Dakota this year, but unless all the in
dications fail the crop yield for 1887 will be
enormous. Reports from north, south and
central Dakota all tell the Same story. The
season is a little late everywhere, but no.
where AVE the rains failed to come. No
section has had too much moisture, but all
have had enough to force the sprOuting of
seed. In many places the grain is already
up and doing nicely. Such q favorable re-
port at seed time shows that the indications
are all that can be desired.
0. G. McCurdy, superintendent of
the Mankato, Mimi, gas works, was suffo-
Gated Tuesday afternoon. A large leakage
was discovered under the metre room, and
Mr.. McCurdy tried to remedy it. The
amount of gas escaping was SO great as to
cause almost immediate death. After be-
ing missed for about 20 minutes the hands
found him in this place dead. Aid was
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save him. His wife was in Vanwert, O.,
their former home. The remains were TAX
en- to Vanwert Wednesday morning.
The Hutchinson, MIMI, Board of
Trade lave determined to attempt to
secure the location of the Minnesota
| Soldiers Home at Hutchinson. A meeting
of citizens of Elbow Lake, Mimi, was held
on the 25th, when it was unanimously
decided to offer a bonus of 100 acres Of land
adjoining the village limits for the soldiers
home. A chain Of lakes, with fine and well
wooded shores, adorns the proposed site.
The guarantee is backed by men represent
commission will think favorably of the
| site.
At a special meeting of the G.. A. R.
post at Madelia, held for the purpose of con-
sidering the feasibility of making an offer
for the location of the Minnesota Soldiers
Home, it was voted to offer seventy acres
of land and $4,000 in cash. The piece of
land selected is within the corporate limits
of the village, very valuable and slightly,
lying on the south side Of the railroad track.
They also say if more land is wanted and
the home will be located outside a mile or
two they will give a section.
The 80. C. Washburn FIGURING
4AA1 SOuuPdAl u1Ou Ill t1C1SS VI d.
ton at st: Paul, Apr. 20. Tho capital stock
is 81 100000, and the mills A and C
are included in the new company. The in
corporators are G.~Van Steenwyk, Lacrosse
Wis, and Charles Payson, Of Washington,
D. c., as executors Of the last will Of Cad
wallader c. Washburn; John Washburn,
A: NJ. Bailey, Frank g: Holmes, and S. B
Washburn, Minneapolis; F. W. Stephenson
st. Paul.
In the District court at Yankton,
Oak, on the Goth, K. III. Shumway was con-
victed of attempting the life of George
Rudd. Rudd and Shumway were rivals
for the affections of a young lady, and while
the former oSnt IT. was h;;1 visiting th t at her her h %Gn shu m
ficting a slight scalp wound. The woman
in the case testified against the prisoner,
n it is principally upon her evidence that
he was convicted.
At Rochester, Mimi, fifty prominent
citizens have sgreed to form a building and
loan association. TIL. Bliss, I. II. Titus,
G. V. ferguson, W. W. Churchill, Will
Smith and A. L. Cove were appointed a COM
mittee to prepare articles of incorporation,
and all papers to perfect the organization,
II to present the same at the next meet
ing. Nearly all present agreed to take
from one to five shares.
J. E. Vests tenement house, located
near the Manitoba round house at st. Cloud,
Mimi, was totally destroyed by fire on the
18th: The loss is in the neighborhood OF
$4,000; insurance, S., 1850. Fourteen families
occupied the building at the time of the fire.
Owing to the distance of the water mains
from the fire, the fire department. was
powerless to I'VE the building. Most of the
furniture was saved.
Hon. Hans Mattson, Secretary of
State, will deliver an address at Red Wing,
Mimi, on the occasion of the celebration
of the independence of Norway, to be
held there May II, on s'The Early History
of Goodhue County,. The Harmonien
society, of Faribault, and the North Star,
of Mortified, will be present n par
ticipate in the exercises. .
The annual meeting Of the South
eastern Creamery association was held
April 80, at Winona, Mimi, and the follow
ing officers elected: President, G.. 81 Mar